What kinds of things do you base your weekly meal choices on? Cost of food? Convenience and time to prepare? Your family's tastes and preferences? The nutritional value?
I have been convicted lately to really evaluate the meals I am making for my family to see if they contain real ingredients that will encourage health and give our bodies the things it can recognize and use best. I've mentioned before foods that have been heavily processed (usually anything in a box and more than 5 ingredients listed on the back label) are unfamiliar to your body and leads to a system that is truly malnourished.
When we are in the cycle of eating processed foods, our bodies begin to crave those things more than whole, real foods. We crave more of the cookies, more of the chips and more of the sugar-loaded ice cream and soon that's all that "sounds good". In turn, we end up with low energy levels, bad skin, indigestion, poor bowel habits... and so on.
I encourage you to eat real food. Things that are from nature... things our bodies are familiar with and will use properly. We need live enzymes to have proper body functions. Live enzymes are only found in real foods such as fruits, veggies, sprouts, seeds and nuts. Try it for just one week. Nothing out of a box. Look for ingredients you can pronounce and nothing over 5 ingredients on the back.
Monday:
Tex-Mex Potatoes from Whole Foods Market
Watermelon
Homemade Banana Bread
Tuesday:
Taco Salad from 100 Days of Real Food
Cinnamon Applesauce
Wednesday:
Ethiopian Sloppy Joes from Family Feasts for $75 a Week
Brown Rice
Fruit Salad
Thursday:
Grilled Salmon with dill, onions and lemons
Fresh green beans
Baked sweet potatoes
Friday:
The Best Whole Chicken in a Crock-Pot from 100 Days of Real Food
Romaine Salad with garden tomatoes, carrot, red onions and sunflower seeds
Mashed potatoes
What one processed food will you give up this week?
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